Farrowing duration can affect colostrum yield Longer farrowing duration can be detrimental and can negatively influence sow colostrum yield.
Baltic processors faced with soaring pork prices Pigmeat prices are rising throughout Europe as a consequence of the ongoing global epidemic of African Swine...
ASF reported in village in central Ukraine In a report to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been...
HKScan might lose subsidies when importing pork HKScan Estonia, the largest pork processor in Estonia, might lose state subsidies due to its recent decision to...
Russia expects more ASF in Kaliningrad Russia expects a second wave of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks to occur close to the border of Kaliningrad...
Baltic states, Poland: change in ASF strategy needed Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have asked for more possibilities to deal with African Swine Fever (ASF).
ASF in the EU in July: 253 outbreaks The month of July has been the most intensive month so far with regard to outbreaks of African Swine Fever in...
ASF hitting farms, backyard farms in Baltics The first half of August 2015 has seen an unprecedented occurrence of African Swine Fever (ASF) on both farms...
African Swine Fever hits 2 swine farms in Estonia African Swine Fever has been discovered on 2 more small-size commercial pig farms in Estonia, according to...
First domestic pigs in Estonia affected by ASF Two small farms in Estonia have been affected by African Swine Fever; about 550 pigs will have to be culled as a...
Estonian pig farmers 'lack government support' Estonian pig farmers don’t receive sufficient support from the state, which causes numerous farms facing...
"African Swine Fever spreads due to hunting" The spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is most probably related to...
ASF: Possible pig export ban has Estonian farmers worried Estonian pig producers are afraid that the government soon may consider a ban on exports of live pigs to Latvia,...
Estonia reports first outbreak of African Swine Fever Estonia is officially the fourth country in the European Union to have reported an outbreak of African Swine...
Dutch meat lover ‘BBQ world champion’ in Estonia Jord Althuizen from the Netherlands is the new ‘BBQ world champion’. He participated in the first edition of the...
Eastern European countries join forces to fight ASF Ministers of Agriculture from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the Veterinary General of Poland agreed to combine...
Baltic States continue to struggle with ASF Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania continue to struggle with outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF). In Latvia, the...
Estonia’s pig industry continues to struggle The crisis in Estonia’s pig industry hasn’t seen the end yet as problems continue to exist and state support...
2014 in review: PEDv, ASF and consumers It wasn’t too hard to figure out what dominated the Pig Progress headlines in 2014 – two diseases, Porcine...
PEDv, ASF and the winter setting in October has begun – daylight is shortening and winter is upon us in the northern hemisphere. The change of...
African Swine Fever in maps In the last couple of weeks the messages have been tumbling over each other – African Swine Fever seems to have...
African Swine Fever in Europe: Big money at stake Many observed it, only a few warned about it – African Swine Fever entering the European Union. Now that the...
The Baltic states still have a long way to go Pork production in the Baltic states have not known a stable development since the fall of the Soviet Union....